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I accept the departed, O Lord, we beseech thee thy mercy, that she may not

receive punishment for her misdeeds, but that even as here below the true faith

united her to the ranks of the faithful, so in heaven by thy mercy she may have

fellowship with the choirs of angels. Amen.

Uh, Captain.

Well, Gerda, now that your mother's no longer with us, you must try to be a big

girl.

I'll come back soon.

Go and answer it, Hans. I expect it's Granny. Go on.

Yes, I'm sorry, Colonel.

Report now?

It'll take me about 20 minutes, sir.

The same to you.

Thank you.

Hello, Hilda.

It's me, Roland.

Oh, it's you, Frau Ziegler.

Is Hilda there?

Where is she?

I see.

Yes, I just arrived an hour ago on Christmas Eve.

Yes, I'll call again tonight.

Thank you. Bye.

Achtung, Achtung.

Editorial Military Headquarters has issued the following directive.

Lieutenant Roland Wolfe, 25th Regiment, 3rd Panzer Division, presently believed

to be on leave in the Munich area, is to report to division headquarters

immediately. We repeat, Lieutenant Roland Wolfe, 25th Regiment, 3rd Panzer

Division, to report to division headquarters immediately.

Heil Hitler!

Peace on earth and all that to men of goodwill.

Hey, Ludwig!

Mike! Get your butts in here!

Hey, did you hear me?

You're wanted over at the command post on the double.

Come on, get your heads out of the sand.

Captain Fred Sherlow lived half his life in America.

Speaks fluent French and English. A fully trained, highly experienced

He's the only man who will know the purpose of the mission.

Sergeant Eric Cooper, a veteran of the Africa campaign. He's just on a

course in demolitions.

Corporal Hans Ludwig and Private Willi Mainz, previously attached to a special

anti -tank volunteer group in the desert.

Both speak fluent English.

Lieutenant Roland Wolf, born in New York and lived there until 1939.

His father is German.

His mother, American. Because of this, Wolf is probably the most familiar with

the American way of life and habits. I hear he still follows baseball.

That's no bloody good to them.

It'll take more than juvenile recreation to get them through the enemy lines.

Even as far as the oasis at Easter. Isn't that where you said they're

to rendezvous with your Moroccan agent?

They've only got two weeks to get all the way to Casablanca.

I'm sorry, sir. It's absurd.

The Fuhrer sanctioned the plan, sir.

Yes, indeed, but with certain reservations. Now, how do you know your

information is reliable?

Herr General, I can only repeat that this information came through the

intelligence channels that correctly pre -warned us of the recent American

invasion of North Africa.

I must point out, Colonel, it's my responsibility to evaluate your scheme.

I also have the right to fight it or sponsor it.

I must say I'm inclined to agree with Erhard that the whole thing is absurd.

Your team has had very little time to prepare.

But as the position now stands, our troops in Africa are, as you know,

valiant rearguard actions all over the Libyan desert. And we'll turn a blind

to any harebrained action that is strategically valid.

Then you mean that although your plan's success depends on luck, we are prepared

to allow it could benefit the war effort.

Then they can go ahead.

It is now 12 .23.

In four hours, the team will be flying to Tripoli to parachute into the desert.

They will, incidentally, be wearing British commander uniforms.

If this conference between the Allied leaders takes place as planned, we shall

assassinate the big three, namely Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin.

Welcome to Africa, Ludwig.

I say thanks. Hurry it up, you guys.

We'll make for coordinate number five.

With a bit of luck, we should reach the oasis in a couple of days.

Then with camels and guides, we should get to Casablanca in four or five days.

Ludwig, I said a mouthful every hour.

I'd have thought after two years with Rommel, you'd have known better.

I advise you all to obey my orders if you want to get back to Germany.

Is that meant to encourage us, Captain?

You'll find out soon enough.

Okay, march.

Hours are there, sir.

I'll be happy if it's British.

I wouldn't take kindly to being bombed by Cousin Herman.

Wait a minute.

What's the matter with you, Cooper? You gotten crazy?

Anti personnel sir everyone stay right where they are Well, let's go back and

make a detour.

No captain.

There's no point in detouring The smartest move now is just to keep on

well onward and upward Sarge, give me your cigarettes Ludwig

I'll go first sir and watch me closely just in case all right follow behind me

in single file and make damn sure you step around the cigarettes

Don't move!

Sorry, Captain.

Give me that orange.

Mainz, your next water ratio will be cut in half.

Don't try it again.

Let's go, son.

Don't be an idiot.

But, Captain, the two tanks, we... Uh -uh. They'd be a hindrance more than a

help.

Besides, you need gasoline to run machinery on.

Let's go.

That's good whiskey, sir. Where'd you get it?

Friend of mine.

You know there's any good beer brewed in Casablanca, sir?

Let's worry about getting there first.

Like some whiskey, Lieutenant?

Thank you, sir.

What's that?

This?

American novel, Faulkner.

I find him very interesting.

Faulkner? Isn't he Jewish?

Yes, he is.

You know, Wolf, I wonder what kind of a man you are.

Eh?

I wasn't born to be a hero.

May I ask just what the purpose of this mission is, Captain?

You'll find out soon enough.

It's getting light captain.

Well, let's get going.

We'll have an hour's easy marks before the Sun gets hot

Well, Sergeant, are you still thinking about that beer in Casablanca?

Interesting dancer, isn't she?

Anything new?

Hassan's been killed.

By whom?

A drug, an accident.

Better warn Berlin, no?

It's much too late. Besides, only Hassan had the new codes.

We must go on as planned and contact the men at the oasis.

There's no point in going on with anything.

They can't do it without Hassan. If you take my advice, you'll forget it.

Not yet.

Just a minute.

Let me see your compass.

It's had it. Full of sand, Captain.

We should have reached the rendezvous at the Oasis by now, right, Cooper?

Yes, sir, at around ten this morning.

You mean that in spite of our perfect German organization, we might actually

lost, Captain? We didn't organize the storm.

The worst part of it is the field compasses don't function.

So that's that.

Just sticking around until the water runs out isn't going to be easy.

No, sir.

If we make some kind of signal on the sand, perhaps a plane will see it.

We've got to get to the oasis.

This is what we'll do.

One of us will stay here. The others will begin walking in opposite

toward the four cardinal points.

The first man to find something will fire off short bursts to warn the rest

us.

You'll stay here, Wolf. You need the rest.

Captain, I... Lieutenant, you'll follow orders.

Yes, sir.

You go that way, Ludwig.

Mainz.

You go that way.

Cooper, how about you?

90 degrees to Ludwig.

Now, the ammunition for these things doesn't grow on trees, so watch it.

All right, men. Good luck.

Aspirin, Lieutenant?

Thanks.

Take it easy, Lieutenant.

There's no doubt about it. This is the right oasis.

The map's quite clear.

No camels and no guides.

Something must have gone wrong with Berlin's plans, Sergeant.

That's impossible.

Captain, come in.

He had a couple of kids.

Like me.

Let's go.

Don't shoot!

Heil Hitler!

Water!

Wait, Mainz.

You drink first.

My name is Fajah Hassan. I'm the daughter of your agent, Haji Hassan.

Where's your father?

Um, dead. A car accident.

I was unable to get the guides and camels. I didn't trust them.

Can you prove you're Hassan's daughter?

Don't you think that's rather a foolish question, Captain?

I'm the only person who can help you reach Casablanca.

On five soldiers and one girl on that desert taxi look rather funny? We only

have to get to the great oasis of Kufrin, which is a busy center. We can

everything we need there.

Well now, miss, we can't all ride on your camel. It's far this place.

About 90 miles, that's all.

We have to head north towards the coast.

And risk running into the enemy then?

Once we're in the mountains, they won't bother us.

And perhaps we'll run into...

A nomad caravan that'll supply us with water.

Sergeant, we'll rest up for half an hour, then move off again.

Half an hour?

But the men are finished, Captain.

Very well, Sergeant.

Forty minutes, then.

Yes, sir.

What's in store for us in Casablanca? I don't know. I guess our Rommel here will

tell us when we get there.

Ludwig.

You know something, Sergeant? I've spent ten years in the army, and in all those

years, you know, I've never seen any officer act the way our friend the

does.

I hope the man really does know what he's doing.

Tell me, where does an Arab get to like us Germans?

At Salzburg in 38.

Really?

I was at the conservatoire studying dancing.

I thought you people were only interested in... We're only interested

dancing, right? You're not the only one who thinks that.

Touché.

Thanks for putting me straight.

Roger. You'd better go over and sleep by your camel.

Come on, guys.

Come on, guys.

Come on.

Captain Shuler.

One was enough!

The others would have died in the desert.

We're going to use their camels.

Roger.

Ask him his name and where they were going.

He's a Torrid chief that's all his face Ludwig Time up

What's wrong? He's only an Arab then why don't you tie me up to You want to

know something Shula my best friend is a Jew You hear me?

I Heard him Get their clothes

there is to this well.

He won't answer you, Captain.

We'll rest for five minutes.

Go drink.

No water for him.

This is absurd, Captain. You want to kill him?

Drink. Go on, you idiot. Drink.

it's no good wolf he won't drink he hates us too much

Yeah, we're sitting ducks.

How's mine?

He hasn't got a chance.

to free the chief. On condition they give us a chance to get away first.

Listen, Captain.

Are you thinking of leaving Mainz behind?

Some of us have got to get out of this alive, Lieutenant.

You can't do this, Suler. You...

Tell them we'll send back the chief as soon as we're out of range.

If they break their word, we'll kill him.

Why are you stopping?

Is it bad? Could be worse.

Don't worry, Ludwig. You'll make it.

Thanks. Thanks, Lieutenant.

It's strange, that plane in the middle of the desert.

Ludwig's wounded.

Why would it drive off the Tureks?

I said Ludwig's wounded and he needs rest.

What the devil do you suppose we stopped for?

Wolves?

Wouldn't it be better to keep going?

I can make it.

I'm all right, you hear?

Tell that to Schuller.

Relax, Ludwig. We haven't stopped to rest because of you. It's the camels.

You'll be all right.

Watch it.

There's one thing that disgusts me, one thing I just can't stand, and that's

contempt for you and like.

Let go, Cooper.

That's right, Captain Shorter.

Contempt. And you, you have too much of it.

You know what you are, Shorter.

You're filthy Nazi. All right, well, one of us has got to get to Casablanca. I

don't care who or how he gets there.

Highly commendable, Captain. Hitler will be proud of you.

But what about Ludwig and Mainz? What are you going to get their wives?

posthumous medals? Is that going to be enough for them?

Lieutenant, I want you to listen to me carefully.

Our mission isn't the usual business of blowing up fuel dumps or photographing

tanks. It's much more important.

Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin are meeting in Casablanca for a military

conference. Do you understand now?

The Allied Big Three, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin are meeting in

Casablanca. If we can kill them, the war will be over.

Cooper, I'm making you responsible for Wolfe's actions.

You see that large building? It's the French barracks, headquarters of the

military commander.

Don't turn around. There's a French officer behind you.

The

trouble

is, we don't know if they're Vichy French here or with the Americans.

Maybe whoever's playing that music can tell us.

How about we go and take a look, Captain?

We must find some place to hide. We're too conspicuous.

All right, Cooper.

Go and check it out.

Yes, sir.

In spite of all I said back in the desert, I want you to know that you can

on me.

You ready?

Let's go.

They're changing the guard.

The window.

Stay here.

Get down.

We've all got to go in together.

Don't cry out or get hysterical and you'll be all right.

When?

One at a time or together.

Bury yourself.

Get out of here and leave me alone.

You French are so hospitable.

Listen, why don't you do yourself a favor and go back to Rommel?

Just what makes you think we're Germans? Oh, don't be stupid. Once you're a

Kraut, believe me, you're always a Kraut.

It seems you know Germans very well, madam.

I used to be a stripper in Berlin at the White Tree.

Would you like a drink?

I don't see why not.

If the French or Americans knew you were here... I'd be fortunate if I got a

chance to explain you forced your way in.

That French officer is coming.

Don't you cause any problems.

Quick, hide.

Too busy for you, Sherry.

You know you are always welcome here.

It's a hot one today.

Isn't it?

Much too hot to fight a war.

Would you like some gin?

Some gin?

Never before ate, you know that.

I know what I'd like. A glass of iced water.

Ah, no, don't go into the kitchen. I haven't washed up for three days,

Here

you

are.

Since when did you take up smoking?

For you, Sherry, a surprise. I thought you'd like them.

English cigarettes are hard on the throat, didn't you know that?

But it was a nice thought.

The Americans, well, back to the office and out with the chewing gum.

Beautifully done. You're a cool customer, Fraulein.

What's your next move then?

To win the war, do you mind?

No, I'll be happy if Germany wins, you see. I don't like the Yanks.

Would you like to explain why?

I own a nightclub in Casablanca.

It's not the Moulin Rouge, but it does pretty well.

About a month ago, a GI sergeant came in drunk, started a fight and killed

someone. That was that. They closed me down. So you decided to get a change of

air? Yes, but I'm going back to Casablanca. The Oasis has something to

but sand.

What was that all about?

It seemed to be the first time Americans have been here.

There's only four of them. If we can get past the Moroccan guards, we can help

ourselves to their jeeps.

With your cooperation, Simone.

Major Dalio.

Major Dalio.

Ah, Simone.

This is a pleasant surprise.

Are you busy?

No, not really busy. It's just that... Can I come in, then?

Yes, of course you can. Oh, don't worry. I know what soldiers are like. Well, be

it on your own head, then.

Inside. Get your hands up.

Get my gun.

Hands on your heads and face the wall.

Don't try to be heroes and you won't get hurt.

Cooper.

Wolf. Yes, sir.

I'm sorry, but we need your uniforms, gentlemen.

So get undressed.

Now.

Hey, crap.

You're taking a hell of a risk wearing an American uniform. If you're caught,

you'll be shot as spies.

And don't worry, we'll get you.

That's not your problem, Major.

If anyone tries to stop it...

Both chiefs have left the oasis. Excellent. Over here.

Kufrin calling Green Mike.

Do you read me?

Green Mike to Kufrin. Reading you fine and clear. Over.

Here. Green Mike, Hawkins.

Communicate to Colonel Ross that the plan has worked perfectly.

It is my estimation that the Germans will reach Casablanca at around noontime

tomorrow. And you might tell the colonel to have some uniforms sent up here.

Over. Roger, Kufrin.

Got a message for you from Colonel Ross.

Wants to thank you boys for the great job you've just done.

Dispatching a plane now to pick you up.

Over and out.

It is the girl who's doing the great job.

We'll meet at the prearranged rendezvous tonight.

All right, try and find out exactly where the conference is being held.

As for you, this is where you get off. There's no need for you to get more

involved. Don't worry about it. I just started to enjoy myself, as a matter of

fact. I'd like to go on. You'll go exactly this far and no further.

Simone, you've done more than enough for us. It's just not worth it.

Look, I have good contacts here. I know I can help. And I've already committed

myself by helping you with the Oasis. So where do we meet?

The rendezvous is in the bazaar at 8 tonight.

Rue de Fez 24.

The password is orange.

De Fez 24, orange. I remember.

Good.

What?

You come from New York, eh, Barrett?

Yes, Sergeant.

Well, I'm from St. Louis myself.

Hey, now, there's a thought. You wouldn't happen to know who won the

doubleheader between the Yankees and the Cardinals last Sunday, would you? I've

been trying to find out all week.

Well?

What's bothering you, Barrett?

Have you lost your tongue?

Yeah, that's our point there, Sergeant.

What do you expect a New York Yankee fan to say when they've been beaten at home

four games in a row?

Okay, Barrett, on your way.

Major?

The Yanks can't win them all, eh, Sergeant?

Move up!

Move up!

Sergeant, message from headquarters.

Allow unhindered passage to Major Hawkins, Private Barrett, and Sergeant

Soboski.

Since when are we supposed to give red carpet treatment to a bum from the

Not mint tea. It's very good. I said orange tea.

Come on, now. I want to get a good photo here. That's it.

Orange.

Come on.

Let's try another one now.

All right, then. Wait upstairs.

I'll tell the others you have arrived.

with a special announcement from the Office of the Military Commander.

As from tomorrow, January 16th, curfew will begin at 1900 hours instead of 2100

hours.

I was going to send it to the Berlin police, but when I heard about this

mission, it seemed senseless.

Read it.

But this isn't our concern.

I said read it.

My wife contracted a rare form of inflammation of the arteries.

In the last 15 months, she had been completely paralyzed and it was

to save her.

Only death could help her.

Read on.

She was suffering terribly and pleading for release.

Last night I doubled her morphine dose and she died soon after.

I have to wait until I close downstairs.

Monsieur Perrier and Hargain, the men you want to see. Glad to see you, sir.

Hello. You're late. We expected you two days ago.

Have our friends arrived yet?

Churchill, Roosevelt and de Gaulle. The conference started yesterday.

And Stalin?

No.

What news from Berlin?

Nothing. My operator Hassan was killed in a car crash.

Only he knew the codes.

It was his daughter who brought us here.

Fadja, I wasn't aware that anybody had told her of the rendezvous.

Well, I have some floor plans here you might find useful.

I suggest you study them.

Bonsoir.

Did you find out anything?

No, but the entire residential area has been placed off -limits.

How are you, Hagan?

Fine. I'm sorry about your father.

He has a sad loss, mademoiselle.

He's irreplaceable. Though I must admit, my dear, you're doing admirable work.

Well done.

We're wasting time.

It seems our friends held their first meeting in a villa outside the city with

their maximum security arrangements, of course.

Tomorrow, however, there'll be a luncheon honoring de Gaulle at the Hotel

And what's more to the point, the others will be present.

The Ampha? I stayed there several times during the Spanish War.

All the better.

Then you know that the hotel has extensive grounds and is pretty

Here you see the main building and in front a small annex.

There's a tunnel that connects the annex with the basement of the hotel.

I marked it in right here.

And in this corner, the wine cellar and a service elevator.

Uh -huh, and if I remember correctly, the banqueting hall's on the fourth

with a terrace.

Precisely. The adjoining foyer here goes onto it as well.

Good.

Five blank security passes. You'll need them to enter the area that's off

-limits. We only need three.

Are they forged?

No, genuine.

Signed by the general himself.

There was nobody who knew we were meeting here.

Try and get away across the roads. I'll hold them off. Go on.

Simone betrayed us.

We can hide at my house, sure.

No. But Worst needs medical attention.

We'll try and find Simone's nightclub. Let's go.

I'm sorry about the delay in our plans, Sir Brian.

Unfortunately, the English have a reputation for punctuality.

Ross here.

Yes, go ahead.

What's that?

This is unbelievable, Lieutenant.

I can't imagine what went wrong, but I want to know.

Get the details and call me back later. Tomorrow I want a written report.

What happened, Ross?

It was intelligence on the phone. Our Germans managed to evade the court and

the bazaar. I warned Allaby about this.

If only he'd followed my advice, we would have eliminated them at once, sir.

But I don't think they're very far away.

I'll guarantee they aren't. They're on a mission.

And they'll try every way possible to make the mission a success.

What about our agent?

She hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell right now.

So Simona wasn't the one that...

Lie back.

I don't get it, Captain.

Who the hell killed her?

Don't you understand, Cooper?

It was one of us four.

When did you kill Simone?

What?

What's got into you, Schuller?

You dirty Arab. You... You shut up!

I should have known you couldn't possibly have done 400 miles on a camel

They brought you to a place near the oasis, didn't they? In the same airplane

that was watching us.

It's not true.

Tell him it's not true!

You came here with Simone, and she caught you when you were telephoning the

Americans to give them the address.

So you killed her to stop her talking. I did my duty.

No, Captain.

Don't shoot her. She might be a useful hostage.

Lieutenant Wolfe?

Wolfe?

Yes, sir?

Remember, you're a German officer.

Try to understand, Wolf.

My people are fighting a minor war out here.

A dirty one.

But the stakes are high.

Our independence as a nation.

Signed, the general plane staff at the Amphar.

I'm sorry about this, but to get into the Amphar Hotel, you'll have to have

of the new green passes they issued this morning.

Over there.

Two truckloads of beer, ice, and special orders for the Amphar Hotel.

There's the order.

Everything all right? Do you know what to do? Yes, sir. We're ready for

anything. Good.

I can't believe it.

Stay where you are.

You hear that?

Got them And it's your fault

One

for me and one for you well wolf is that it now the chips are down is lieutenant

wolf going to be a hero

Shut up.

There hasn't been enough of this. This vile bloodbath for you, is that it? Hey,

mother, you learned your lessons well, it seems.

You swine. Why don't you murder me now?

Or are you afraid you'll find my dirty arrow blood the same as yours? Stop it,

Fadia.

Stop it.

Stop it!

Oh, Fadia.

Oh, Fadia, I didn't want this war.

I was pushed into it.

Nobody had a choice. It was just obey and fight.

I followed orders.

You don't know how easy it was to obey all the time, anything.

Believe me.

I've never had a choice, Vanya.

And now it's too late.

Vanya, don't you understand?

I'm committed now.

Even if I'm fighting on the wrong side, I still have to obey orders.

Remember, if we get there, we'll only have 20 seconds.

I know.

Another thing.

You know, Cooper, that business about my wife.

Well, at a moment like this, it's difficult for a man to lie.

But if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way.

Your attention, please. Mr. Churchill is now making his speech. I expect the

luncheon to be over in a half hour. Amen.

I said to him, old fellow, it's high time we accomplished something here.

Hey, soldier, now what the hell do you think you're doing up here?

I'll call that man there.

Go on.

Hey, corporal.

And perhaps even better...

...superiority in the

air, which they have... We very nearly underestimated these guys.

A mistake that could have cost us the war.

We'd better hurry up and finish this war, Colonel.

In Germany, there are millions like them.

Well, go on then. Shoot.

Put this uniform on at once, Wolf.

I'm giving you a choice, Wolf. Don't you understand?

They're coming here to get you now.

If you're wearing a German uniform, you won't be shot as a spy.

Where will dying get you?

Well, maybe you're right.

It is too late.

Lieutenant Wolfe, you got just one minute to surrender.

We'll blow open this door and open fire.

Don't shoot.

I surrender.